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Mechanical Drafters

Occupation · SOC 2018 17-3013 · United States

SOC 2018 code
17-3013
Share of U.S. applications
0.01%
Applications on record
778
FY2025
28
Median offered wage
$70,000
Certified (last three years)
96.6%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$70,000certified LCAs, FY2024–FY2026
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Mechanical Drafters (SOC 17-3013). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Mechanical Drafters

4080FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
4080FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200818
FY200912
FY201035
FY201150
FY201250
FY201335
FY201460
FY201580
FY201652
FY201751
FY201848
FY201963
FY202050
FY202140
FY202245
FY202325
FY202421
FY202528
FY2026*15
Fiscal yearH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*087
FY202501117
FY20240192
FY20230214
FY20220378
FY20210355
FY202003614
FY201904815
FY201803810
FY201713911
FY20160448
FY20150764
FY20140573
FY20130323
FY20120482
FY20110446
FY20100278
FY2009075
FY20080018
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.

Applications by employer
  1. HCL America, Inc.133
  2. Tata Consultancy Services Limited125
  3. Geometric Americas, Inc.37
  4. Satyam Computer Services Ltd28
  5. Tech Mahindra (americas),inc.11
  6. HCL America Solutions Inc9
  7. National Steel and Shipbuilding Company7
  8. Liquidyn, Inc.7
  9. Adef Company7
  10. Bridge Metal Industries, LLC7
  11. Emco Elevator, LLC6
  12. Franklin Products, Inc.6
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).

Mechanical Drafters: applications by worksite state

1+2+7+13+21+
1+2+7+13+21+
Data table
StateApplications
TX138
CA127
NY70
MI58
IL42
FL33
MA30
NJ24
MN21
CT19
OH19
IN19
PA17
VA17
WI16
NC13
AZ12
SC12
MD11
WA11
GA10
CO10
TN7
AL7
LA6
AR4
OK4
ID3
WY3
OR3
KS2
KY2
MT2
IA2
DE1
HI1
NH1
GU1
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ76
  2. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX70
  3. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA48
  4. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI43
  5. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA38
  6. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX27
  7. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH22
  8. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX21
  9. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN19
  10. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV18
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $70,000; middle half $65,000 to $76,638 · median prevailing wage $64,844 (marker) · 34 applications.

$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k
$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I9
  2. Level II9
  3. Level III13
  4. Level IV6
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Mechanical Drafter87
  2. Mechanical Modeler81
  3. Design Engineer58
  4. Cad Engineer - I38
  5. Mechanical Designer20
  6. Mechanical Drafters II19
  7. Mechanical Drafters I17
  8. Cad Engineer - II15
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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